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Alan H
@alan678.bsky.social
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Love photography, a few photos actually published. 😁 All photos ( excluding reposts) posted by me belong to me. This is an inclusive of all friendly place. Host #BirdOfTheDay with Rob. #EastCoastKin Arts Collective Member
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Alan H @alan678.bsky.social · 5h
Good morning. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #OddCouples , two different birds in one capture, the alt is #Urban , birds in an urban environment. Good luck and have a great day. 😊 #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A grey heron stands upright on a dark harbour rail in warm light, its long neck relaxed and yellow eye alert. Behind it, softly out of focus, a small gull perches on the pointed top of a white navigation marker, creating a layered composition with the heron sharp in the foreground and the gull blurred against a smooth brown background.
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haselnusstafel.bsky.social
Hi,
#birdoftheday is #oddCouples

From me a picture puzzle with a great egret an a kingfisher. I didn't see the little orange guy while I was photographing the big one.
A white bird in flight against a backdrop of tall, dry reeds beside a calm body of water, reflecting the scene. A kingfisher in the reeds on the right.
February 10, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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ellenisback.bsky.social
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #OddCouples , two different birds in one capture @alan678.bsky.social .

A #heron and a #cormorant - a close encounter.
The photograph features a large Grey Heron in the middle of landing or taking off, with its expansive, blue-grey wings spread wide. Its long legs are outstretched toward the water's surface, creating a sense of graceful motion. ​Key Details ​The Heron: The focal point is the underside and span of the heron's wings, showing detailed feather patterns in shades of slate and pale grey. ​The Cormorant: In the foreground, a Great Cormorant swims calmly in the water. It has dark plumage with a distinctive white patch on its throat and is looking upward, perhaps reacting to the heron above it. ​The Background: The birds are framed by a rustic wooden fence and tall, dry yellow reeds. The water reflects the sunlight, showing gentle ripples and soft golden tones.
February 10, 2026 at 9:29 AM
alan678.bsky.social
Sorry guys. Got to walk my dog. Be back in just a few hours to see everyone’s #BirdOfTheDay entries. Have a wonderful one. #ThickTrunkTuesday #photography #classicmono #EastCoastKin
A gnarled, textured tree trunk dominates the foreground, its thick horizontal branch stretching across the frame like a natural arch. Sunlight catches the rough bark and patches of lichen, while grass and scattered leaves lie in shadow below. Beyond a metal fence and open field, the weathered stone ruins of Downhill Demesne stand on the distant rise, their empty windows facing the horizon beneath a dramatic, cloud-filled sky, creating a quiet sense of age and solitude.
February 10, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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sabineshutterbug.bsky.social
For rent!
Today’s #SensoryArt theme is #love. Hopefully spring is really only just around the corner so that this lovely birdhouse becomes inhabited. Good morning everyone and have a lovely day.
#photography
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#EastCoastKin
A small, weathered birdhouse perches on a sturdy wooden post, looking inviting and ready for spring’s first tenants. Its pale blue walls, tiny door and window, and little heart labeled “love” give it a cozy, handmade charm against the fresh green leaves in the background.
February 10, 2026 at 9:18 AM
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taminf.bsky.social
So @alan678.bsky.social is seeking #oddcouples for today's #birdoftheday. I was a bit stumped by this one, until I remembered my oddest couple of all: a chicken and a flamingo.

#photography #birds
February 10, 2026 at 9:13 AM
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andy6day.bsky.social
@alan678.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #OddCouples , two different birds in one capture.
The alt is #Urban , birds in an urban environment.
I give you a Ruff & Common Snipe
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #nikon #sigma #waders @rspb.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 8:48 AM
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drtonygillie.bsky.social
For @alan678.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #OddCouples, two different birds in one capture, I present a pair of mating Griffon Vultures with a Red-rumped Swallow flying past. Perhaps more like "Two's company, three's a crowd". 😊 #Monfragüe #Extremadura #EastCoastKin #birds #photography
In the foreground two very large brown birds are perched on a light coloured rock, one standing on top of the other. They're facing to the left. The male on top appears to be biting the neck of the female. Near the top of the photo and a little left of centre, a small dark bird with red head and rump is flying towards the left.
February 10, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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sim-ka.bsky.social
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #OddCouples , two different birds in one capture @alan678.bsky.social .
February 10, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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sharonwelby.bsky.social
MOST OF THE SHADOWS OF LIFE ARE CAUSED BY STANDING IN ONE'S OWN
SUNSHINE
Ralph Waldo Emerson.

#BirdOfTheDay #OddCouples #birds #photography
#EastCoastKin
February 10, 2026 at 8:54 AM
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annalois36.bsky.social
Light at the End of the Tunnel
for #TombTuesday

#photography #CarnEuny #IronAge #Kernow #Cornwall #tunnel #passage #history
(Android phone camera)
Photograph taken from inside a large chamber looking out down a small stone passageway with low ceiling towards a sunshine-lit entry point at Carn Luny, Cornwall. This ancient village was occupied from the Iron Age and dates from C2th to C4th AD. Run by English Heritage, they estimate it was abandoned around the end of the Roman occupation of Britain. The site is incredible and in the depths of Cornwall. Have become fascinated by these sites over the past few years. Always look to see what examples are nearby if I'm exploring an area.
February 10, 2026 at 7:23 AM
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amygann.bsky.social
In the midst of chaos, nature reminds us to take moments for peace and reflection.
For the #birdoftheday theme of #oddcouples, a white-faced ibis and cattle egret hunt for food in a flooded field.

#birds #ibis #egret #heron #cattleegret #nature #wildlife #protectnature #EastCoastKin
In a partially flooded field next to the road, a cattle egret and white faced ibis hunt for food. The ibis has its beak open and the egret is walking toward it. The foreground shows blurred barbed wire from the fence next to the road
February 10, 2026 at 8:44 AM
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albert-ibars.bsky.social
'Les roques del barret'
Formacions rocoses d'Arbeca, Garrigues.
Gegants de pedra.
#Fotografia #Monochrome #ClassicMono #Scape #RuralScape #RockinTuesday #Garrigues #EastCoastKin #Arbeca
Detall de roques de cingle al terme d'Arbeca. Enmig dels camps de conreu, es habitual en aquest paratge veure com emergeixen aquestes formacions rocoses.
February 10, 2026 at 8:49 AM
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fraggenstein.bsky.social
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #OddCouples, two different birds in one capture, the alt is #Urban, birds in an urban environment set by @alan678.bsky.social - Blue Tit & Chaffinch together 😍🪶🦉 #birdingWales #ukbirding #birdphotography #EastCoastKin #ukwildlife #naturephotography #birdsofbluesky
Photo taken at Fforestganol - South Wales The blue tit is a very small, acrobatic, and brightly coloured bird often seen in gardens, particularly around feeders. It is about 10–12 cm long (slightly larger than a golf ball) with a mix of blue, yellow, white, and green plumage. The male chaffinch is a small, colourful garden bird, similar in size to a Robin (roughly 14-16 cm long). It is often identified by its striking, contrasting colours: a blue-grey crown and neck, a bright, rusty-pink breast, and a brownish back.
February 10, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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onlyme56.bsky.social
For Alan's alternative #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Urban, I've gone with a #Magpie on the bin and the feral #Pigeons on the footpath 🙂
February 10, 2026 at 8:37 AM
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marjosl.bsky.social
Blue bells are one of my favorite wildflowers and I am happy I can find some of them here in the little parc behind my home💙
#ColorADay #BlueTue #EastCoastKin #mobilephonephotography #flowers
February 10, 2026 at 8:39 AM
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rina2012.bsky.social
✨️ The strongest carry the load,
but the higher you climb, the more important balance becomes ✨️

#RockinTuesday #photography #landscape #scape #nature #outdoors #thelittlethings #photohour #thoughts #writing #poetry #poem #ImageandVerse #EastCoastKin
Flat stones are stacked on top of each other on a snow-covered riverbank. On the opposite bank are large, snow-covered rocks.
February 10, 2026 at 8:40 AM
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gdrosser.bsky.social
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #OddCouples
via @alan678.bsky.social
Convenient too for #Twosday
February 10, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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onlyme56.bsky.social
Alan's #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #OddCouples so here's a #Goosander and a #BlackHeadedGull and a blurry Goosander with a #Cormorant 🙂.
February 10, 2026 at 8:34 AM
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soph0517.bsky.social
#Macro #MacroPhotography #Photography #UrbanGaze #EastCoastKin

Have a happy Tuesday raindrop 😁
Macro photo of a clear water droplet resting on a green leaf, with an upside-down reflection of a brick and white building visible inside the droplet against a softly blurred background.
February 10, 2026 at 8:31 AM
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javajanegallery.co.uk
#BirdOfTheDay
#OddCouples
Another one for @alan678.bsky.social because it’s a #raptor and I haven’t posted one for days 😁
Crow perched next to a red kite
#Birds🪶🦉
#NaturePhotography #birdphotography
#EastCoastKin
A crow in the same tree as a Red Kite perched next to each other
February 10, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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dylanburgess.photography
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #OddCouples , two different birds in one capture, so how about a #stonechat and #woodpigeon

The alt is #Urban , birds in an urban environment, for me this has to be a #Kittiwake on a nest in my home town #Newcastle

#birdphotography #ukwildlife #nature #sonyalpha
A small, female stonechat with warm orange-brown plumage perches on the edge of a weathered wooden fence post. The bird is facing right, showing its petite profile against a soft, out-of-focus background. In the distance, the blurry silhouette of a larger bird, likely a pigeon, is visible in the field. A high-angle shot of a Black-legged Kittiwake sitting on a nest built directly on top of a black, circular street lamp. The lamp and nest are covered in white droppings, and the background features the "Hard Rock Cafe" sign on a stone building, partially obscured by protective netting.
February 10, 2026 at 8:17 AM
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mike.maibaum.org
#BirdOfTheDay is #oddcouples and honestly nothing I have is odder than this #heron and #stork. I can’t decide if the heron is selling dodgy watches or should be on a register somewhere… #birds #birding
February 10, 2026 at 8:13 AM
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ianparsons.bsky.social
Here's another offering for today's #birdoftheday theme, another White Stork, this time with a Grey Heron for company and scale! #birds #wildlife 🪶
@alan678.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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alisonwillis1.bsky.social
I don't think you can get any odder than this couple!! #BirdOFTheDay #OddCouple. Fauna our last old lady, roosting with my hubby on the sofa. She would tap his foot, climb aboard. He would then lift his legs for her to use as a stair lift! Not daft.
February 10, 2026 at 8:06 AM
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aintright.bsky.social
Gareth the Great Tit #BirdOfTheDay #urban #EastCoastKin #ukbirds #birds
February 10, 2026 at 8:03 AM